Valerie Watson, MS

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Valerie A. Watson, John B. Barnett and Rosana Schafer. 2000. In Vivo Cytokine Production and Resistance to Infection after Acute Exposure to 3,4-Dichloropropionaniline. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 60: 391-406

Thompson HA, Chen S-Y, Suhan ML and Watson V. 1999. Genetic transformation of Coxiella burnetii: origins, vectors and recombination. Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases at the Turn of the Third Millenium 74-83.

Benson, W.H., I.S. Snyder, V. Granus, J.V. Odom, and M. Macsai. 1993. Tetanus Prophylaxis Following Ocular Injuries. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 11(6): 677-683.

Wieder, R.K., G.E. Lang and V.A. Granus. 1987. Sulphur transformations in Sphagnum-derived peat during incubation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 19: 101-106.

Wieder, R.K., G.E. Lang and V.A. Granus. 1985. An evaluation of wet chemical methods for quantifying sulfur fractions in freshwater wetland peat. Limnology and Oceanography 30: 1109-1115.

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Media

http://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/micro/People/Faculty/Valerie-Watson

Academic Interests

My role as a member of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology faculty is unique and diverse.

Teaching: I coordinate and teach:

• MICB 200, a 3-credit undergraduate Microbiology course for allied health majors, each semester
• MICB 323, a 5-credit Microbiology course for students in the Medical Laboratory Science program, each Spring semester.
• MICB 327, a 2-credit Parasitology course for students in the Medical Laboratory Science program, each Spring Semester
• Parasitology in several other medical microbiology courses.
• Immunology in PT714 course.

Microbiology Labs: I coordinate and:

• provide instruction in the Microbiology labs for all Department Microbiology courses.
• am active in teaching the Parasitology labs and some lectures in the "Clinical Tropical Medicine and Parasitology" course offered each summer by the Global Health Program.
• organize and supervise graduate students in their Department teaching assignments.
• am directly responsible for the supervision of one laboratory assistant in the preparation of media and reagents for classes and research.
• am also responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Media Prep Lab, which includes maintaining stock cultures and providing cultures for classes and research.

My research activities include collaborative studies with Department investigators and with medical personnel at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

I am also the INBRE/HSTA Coordinator in the IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.

Curriculum Vitae

Education

B.S, Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1982

M. S., Microbiology & Immunology, West Virginia University, 1996

Professional Experience

Research Technologist II, Biology Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV. 1983 -1989. 

Supervisor, Microbiology Media Prep Lab, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 1989-present.

Lecturer, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 1997- 2004.

Senior Lecturer, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 2004-2008.

Teaching Assistant Professor, Microbiology, Immunology & Cell Biology Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. 2008-present.

Committee Responsibilities

Departmental:

Chemical Hygiene Office, 1997-present

Social Justice Liaison, 2000-present

Strategic Planning Committee, 2011- present

School or University:

WV-INBRE / HSTA Coordinator, 2009 -present 

Member of Administrative Core of WV-INBRE program, 2009-present

INBRE/HSTA task force, 2011-present
Medical Laboratory Science Junior Faculty Search Committee, 2007

Medical Laboratory Science program Admissions Committee, 1998-present

Medical Laboratory Science program Academics Standard Committee, 2011-present

Global Health Program Advisory Committee, 2003-present

Publications

Valerie A. Watson, John B. Barnett and Rosana Schafer. 2000. In Vivo Cytokine Production and Resistance to Infection after Acute Exposure to 3,4-Dichloropropionaniline. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A 60: 391-406

Thompson HA, Chen S-Y, Suhan ML and Watson V. 1999. Genetic transformation of Coxiella burnetii: origins, vectors and recombination. Rickettsiae and Rickettsial Diseases at the Turn of the Third Millenium 74-83.

Benson, W.H., I.S. Snyder, V. Granus, J.V. Odom, and M. Macsai. 1993. Tetanus Prophylaxis Following Ocular Injuries. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 11(6): 677-683. 

Wieder, R.K., G.E. Lang and V.A. Granus. 1987. Sulphur transformations in Sphagnum-derived peat during incubation. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 19: 101-106.

Wieder, R.K., G.E. Lang and V.A. Granus. 1985. An evaluation of wet chemical methods for quantifying sulfur fractions in freshwater wetland peat. Limnology and Oceanography 30: 1109-1115.

Textbooks

Microbiology: A Systems Approach. 2006. Majorie Kelly Cowan and Kathleen Park Talaro, McGraw-Hill Publishing. Authored case study and questions at start of Chapter 3.

Awards

Nominated for School of Medicine’s Distinguished Teaching Award, 2009 and 2010

Received Outstanding Lecturer in Module 3 of “Clinical Tropical Medicine & Parasitology Course, Summer 2004